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Thursday, May 24, 1906
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The Headlines
TAFT A JUSTICE, SOON.; May Be Named Before Congress Adjourns -- Magoon in the Cabinet.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686)
- William Gilbert (physicist) (1544)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
AM Radio Broadcasting, Victrola Phonograph & Sonar Concepts.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,842 days ago
(120 years, 42 days)